- @ 232 under the command of lt . col . richard man ##gr ##um , flew from henderson field and located and attacked dd ##20 about 70 mi ( 110 km ) north of gu ##ada ##lc ##anal , sinking asa ##giri and heavily damaging yu ##giri and shi ##rak ##um ##o . ama ##giri took shi ##rak ##um ##o in tow and the three destroyers returned to the short ##lands without completing their mission . the attack on dd ##20 killed 62 of ka ##wa ##guchi ' s soldiers and 94 crew members . subsequent " express " runs were more successful . between 29 august and 4 september , various japanese light cruisers , destroyers , and patrol boats were able to land almost 5
- @ 232 under the command of lt. col. richard mangrum, flew from henderson field and located and attacked dd20 about 70 mi ( 110 km ) north of guadalcanal, sinking asagiri and heavily damaging yugiri and shirakumo. amagiri took shirakumo in tow and the three destroyers returned to the shortlands without completing their mission. the attack on dd20 killed 62 of kawaguchi's soldiers and 94 crew members. subsequent " express " runs were more successful. between 29 august and 4 september, various japanese light cruisers, destroyers, and patrol boats were able to land almost 5